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r $ - 5 - RecogHsendatloae t (1) Drill two shallow sob* wells and equip same with dwep wall pumps, thaaa walla to be connseted into collecting linaa fro® existing walla. (2) Construct power line, including transformers, fro* U.P. power plant to water wall area* (2) Install telemeter and connection#. This device consists of a float gauge on axiating raaarvoir, with indicating and recording instruaant in ffater Coopany‘e office down town which will at all tines indicate saount of water in the raaarvoir* By this procedure the walla can always be control-lod in accordance with the demand, and it should be poseibis to avoid ail wastage from controllable sourose down law Vegas Creek. (4) Replace 9S4 ft* of 24-inch redwood atare pipe with wwided steel pipe. This redwood pipe, which affords the present connection between the Settling Basin and the % i « m i r , haa bean in service for many years, and while the leakage leas cannot ho measured because of the fact that there are leaks In almost every Joint, It amounts to a substantial amount of water* The fact that this pipe line will be on the surface (aa la the present one), supported on concrete cradles and consequently subject to easy inspection, makes the use of welded ateel pipe advisable, in my opinion, because of the substantial saving over the use of east iron pipe* Ve attach two ostimetoo of the coat of the above reecnmended work, one based on a bid received from Boseoe hoes Oompeny of §10,000 covering the seat of drilling of the two wolla, end giving a total of §21,000 for all af the above recommended work) the other baaed on a bid received from Hall-Baker Company of §12,*)00 for drilling of the two wolla and giving a total for all the work of §22*790* You will note that acceptance of the Boseoe Moss bid would involve a